50. The Mind of a Buddha

Maybe looking at isolating a little part of it (the Dhamma),

which touches upon this Unforced Samādhi.

Which is not ‘bent forward or leaning back’.

(Which is one of the translations which is often given)

“Abhinato”  and “apanato”. 

and that is not obtained by

forcefully suppressing hindrances when they arise,

and it is not bent on controlling the mind,

it is actually a very open type of Samādhi.

And this is exactly our practice.

And sometimes it is good to have the references

for what we do exactly from the suttas

because then we gain a lot of faith,

we gain a lot of confidence in what we practice.

So, when we read these suttas

where the Buddha is actually saying it,

it feels very strengthening and really beautiful

because this is when we can really relate

to the Buddha himself,

also, his state of mind,

what he taught,

because he taught his state of mind, basically.

So, when we think about that,

when we pause,

and think about that for a moment…